DISPATCH.
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ESTABLISHED 1882.
LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1903.
VOL. XXI.-NO 46.
THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE.
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER.
GRADED SCHOOL CONCERT.
THE B. & L. ASSOCIATION.
NOAH HEDRICK, ESQ.
A RECORD-BREAKING MONTH. STRONG PLEA FOR GOOD ROADS.
April lQth.
'It is finish-
Interesting Services to be Held at
the First Reformed church.
The following program of ser
vices for Holy Week and Easter,
at the Reformed church in Lex
ington, has been issued:
THE SEVEN WORDS OF THE SAVIOR
ON THE CROSS.
1. Sunday night April 5th.
The First Word. ."Father, for
give them: for they know, not
what they do." Luke 23:34.
2. Monday night April 6th.
The Second Word. "Verily, I
say unto thee, Today shalt thou
be with me in paradise." Luke
23:43.
3. Tuesday niglit April 7th
The Third Word. "Woman, be
hold ihy son! Behold thy moth
er!" John 19:26-27.
4. Wednesday night April 8th
The Fourth Word. "My God,
my God, why hast thou forsaken
me?" Matt. 27:46.
5. Thursday night April 9th.
The Fifth Word. "I thirst. "-
lr.hr, 1Q-9R
6. Friday night
The Sixth Word. '
ed." John 19:30.
7. Saturday night April 11th.
The Seventh Word. "Father, in
to Thy' hands I commend my
spirit." Luke 23:46.
8. Sunday morning April 12th.
EasterSermon. The regular of
fering; and the Holy Communion.
9. Sunday night April 12th.
"The Risen Chist," an Easter
service, will be rendered by the
Sunday school, together with
other special music. The Easter
offering will be made at this ser
vice.
The people are cordially invited
to attend all these services.
Mr. Welborn Goes to Spartanburg,
A Spartanburg, S. C, special
to the Charlotte Observer says
"Mr. H. G. Welborne, of Lex
ington, N. C, is in the city mak
preparations to reside here in
future. He will assume charge
as superintendent of the Dray
ton Mills upon its completion.
Mr. Welborne has been located
at Laurens and Darlington mills
in the capacity of designer' and
assistant superintendent. Be
fore coming to South Carolina
Mr. Welborn wasoverseer of card
ing and spinning in a 12,000 spindle
mill in North Carolina and but
recently returned from Massa
chusetts, where he spent several
weeks loomng over tne nne mnis
at Fall River."
Mr. Welborn is a son of Mrs.
A. F. Welborn, of Lexington, and
a brother of Mr. W. F. Welborn,
of the Lexington Drug Co. He
has many friends here who will
be pleased to learn of the' busi
ness success with which he is
. meeting in our sister State.
Registration Books Are Open.
An entirely, new registration
is ordered for the road bond
election for Lexington township,
which election is to be held April
21st. The registration books
have been open since March 27th
and will be kept open until April
11th. The books can be louna
at The Dispatch office except on
Saturdays, when they will be at
the usual voting place in the court
house. Those who have not yet
attended to this very important
' matter are urged to call at The
Dispatch office and register at
their earliest convenience. Re
member the books close Satur
day, April 11th, and that if you
do pot register you can not vote.
Davidson Gets $889.00.
'Prof. P. LV Ledford, county
superintendent, informs us that
$100,000of the $140,000ap plied for
has been appropriated by theState
to the needy public school dis
trlcts. The county treasurer has
received the warrants for David
'. son county'sportion of this money
. and it amounts to $889.00. The
money will be apportioned to the
needy districts of the county.
It was received too late to be ap
plied to this winter's; schools
and will be held in reserve to the
credit of the needy districts.
The body of the two-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. H. IL
Bean was buried in Lexington
cemetery Monday. The death
occurred Sunday.
Enjoyable Entertainment Pleases a
, Large Audience.
One of the most successful
and pleasing entertainments ever
given in our city was the graded
school concert at the opera house
last Friday night. Probably the
largest audience that ever as
sembled at any public entertain
ment in our town greeted the
young people upon the rise of the
curtain; every reserved seat be
ing sold in advance and standing
room was at a premium. There
ceipts of the evening were over
sixty-five dollars and the pro
ceeds will be used for furnishing
the chapel of the graded schools.
One of the prettiest features of
the concert was the Battle Axe
Drill, directed by Miss Ada
Michael and the pianist, Miss
Louise Hill. Sixteen little boys
and girls, in costumes of the
time of George and Martha
Washington, executed many
beautiful and intricate figures in
perfect time, reflecting great
credit on their talented young
teacher.
The next number on the pro
gram was tne Fancy itiooon
Drill, executed by seventeen
young laaies in urecian cos
tumes, directed by Miss Cald
well Hoyle, piano accompanist
Miss Gertrude Hamner. No
feature of the concert was more
pleasing than this -and Miss
Hoyle deserves much praise for
the excellent training of her pu
pils.
The vocal solo by Miss Ada
Craven, of Concord, received
many compliments, as did the
violin selection by Dr. John F,
Reed, of Concord. One of the
hits of the evening was made by
little Miss Margaret RadcliSe in
a catchy coon song, entitled
"You'se Just a Little Nigger,
but You'se Mine All Mine," and
Luther Propst in his school boy
speech and Propst Trice in the
song and dance, "Home Ain't
Nothing Like This," were heartily
applauded.
Mr. Dooley's Minstrels, under
the management of Supt. J. B,
Spilman, was the leading feature
of the entertainment. Their
quips and jokes and funny stunts
brought forth roars of laughter
and hearty encores. The up-to
date work of Mr. Dooley and his
boys proves that their genial
manager fully understands the
task of "teaching the young idea
how to shoot." -There were 13
of the minstrels, the middleman
being Cliff Thompson; bones,
John Trice; trombo, Luther
Propst, and the chorus team was
composed of Masters Bain Har
key, Ralph Boring, Archie Dor
sett, Baxter Peacock, Carl Green
Ruffin Redwine, Mai Grimes,
Raymond Hinkle, Joe Hill and
Propst Trice. The choruses,
with Miss Arline Trice accompa
nist, were all good, especially
"Coon, Coon, Coon," "She Dances
Rag Time," and "My Gypsy
Queen." The quartette, 'Go
Way Back and Sit Down," by
Cliff Thompson, Bain Harkey,
Mai Grimes and John Trice, was
especially fine, and the song and
dance, ' Ham, Ham, Ham," by
John Trice, provoked much ap
plause. ' - ' ; . v
t Lack of space prevents us from
giving a more detailed account of
the concert
Officers Elected Important Meet
ing Next Friday Night
At a meeting of the promoters
of The Lexington Perpetual
Building and Loan Association,
held in the court house Monday
evening, the following officers
were elected: Directors C. M.
Thompson, G. F. Hankins, R. L.
Burkhead, E. J. Buchanan, S. J.
Coley, W. H. Mendenhall, H. B.
Varner, Emery E. Raper.
H. B. Varner was elected
president ofl the association, Dr.
E. J. Buchanan first vice-president,
B. F. Ausband second
vice-president and W. H. Men
denhall secretary and treasurer.
A committtee consisting of
Messrs. Raper, Mendenhall and
Burkhead were elected to draft
suitable constitution and by
laws for the association and to
report the same at an adjourned
meetiner to be held in the court
house next Friday evening,
March 27th, at 8 o'clock.
At this meeting the public is
invited. The books for receiving
stock will be opened, and all per
sons who contemplete taking
stock and all friends of the
movement are urged to be pres
ent.
"THE VICTOR BRICK CO.
It affords The Dispatch much
pleasure this week to present its
readers with an excellent line
cut of Uncle Noah Hedrick, of
McKee, Davidson county.
Mr. Hedrick is a veryiremark-
ble man in many respects. He
now in the eighty -first year
of his age, but is still in the pos
session of all his faculties and the
vigor of his intellect is unbated.
His step are beginning to become
a little feeble and infirm, but he
yet able to visit Lexington
occasionally, does his own trad
ing and transaction of business,
attends to his team and drives to
his home in the county unattended.
Mr. Hedrick has chewed to
bacco since a boy in his teens,
but never smokes. For so many
years that he can't remember
he has not failed to take his
morning dram, but was never
drunk in his life. Several years
ago he was a manufacturer of
brandy and such brandy that
was! None of your present day
concoction of concentrated lie,
ashes and only distillers know
what 3lse, but the pure, unadul
terated article that quickly gave
him a reputation over Davidson
and adjoining counties. But he
quit this business many years
Organization of a New Company to
Manufacture Repressed Brick
Application was on Monday
evening made to the secretary of
the State for the chartering of
the Victor Brick Co., of Lexing
ton. The capital stock of the
new company is $10,000 with
privilege to increase to $40,000,
The incorporators are Messrs
Geo. W. Montcastle, Joe H
Thompson, G. F. Hankins, Z. I,
Walser, W L. Harbin, D. J. Hill,
S. E. Williams and Victor Hum
phrey.
The plant will be located at
Lexington. It will be equipped
with latest improved, modern
machinery and will manufacture
a fine quality of repressed brick
Union Convenes To-Night
Rev. J. H. Grey will deliver
the address of welcome before
the Women's .Foreign Mission
Union of Orange Presbytery
which convenes in the Presby
terian church of this city to
night. A number of delegate
to the Union have arrived and
are now being entertained at the
homes of our citizens. Other
delegates are expected to-night
and tomorrow.
There will be two sessions to
morrow and Friday. The morn
ing sessions will be devoted to
routine work and the discussion
of subjects relative to missionary
work. These sessions are open
to all the ladies of the com muni
ty. The evening sessions are
open to the public generally and
rare treats are insured to those
who attend. Thursday evening
Rev. J. W. Moore, a missionary
to Japan, will deliver an address,
and on Friday evening Rev. Eg
bert W. Smith, D. D, of Greens
boro, will be the speaker.
Death of firs. Moore's Father.
Mrs. TfL.' Moore received a
letter Sunday informing her of
the death of her father, Dr. A.
C. Van Slyke, at his home in
Houston, Mo., on ' Tuesday, the
17th. Last Wednesday she re
ceived a letter stating that he
bad been injured by falling from
a bluff about 12 feet high, and if
he grew worse would telegraph
her, and as no telegram came
she thought he was improving.
The letter announcing his death
said that he continued to im
prove until Tuesday morning
when, he was suddenly taken
worse and died about 12 o'clock,
hence they did not have time to
telegraph so that Mrs. ' Moore
could attend the funeral. . Dr.
Van Slyke was born near New
York city in 1824 and moved to
Missouri .about 40 years . ago
where he practiced medicine. He
was a member of the Methodist
church. ,
Mr. Shemwell's Store Burned.
Tuesday morning about 1
o'clock the store building and
general merchandise stock 'of
goods of Mr. Odell Shem well was
destroyed by fire at Tyro Shops,
this countyi Mr. Shemwell had
purchased the store from Mr.
R. B. Thompson about one month
aga , .
The origin of the .fire is un
known. We are unable to secure
the figures at which the stock
was valued, but the loss is cover
ed by Insurance.
Aa Aged Lady Dies. ,
Mrs. ' Eva , Leonardv died on
Thursday of last week, at her
home near Lexington, at the ad
vanced age of eighty years. The
burial took place in the cemete
ry at Pilgrim church on Friday.
Mrs. Leonard was a highly re
spected Christain lady. She
was the step-mother of ex-sheriff
P. J. Leonard, Rev. J. C.
Leonard, and Messrs. Will,
Thomas and Ed. Leonard. Old
age was the cause of her death.
Have you registered?
ago, though he conndentiaily in
formed us that he yet has a little
brandy at home that is twenty
years of age. He knows its age
because he made it himself.
Mr. Hedrick has been a con
stant reader of The Dispatch
since its first issue, May 2, 1882
He has always voted the Demo
cratic ticket and never missed
an election since he became of
acre. He has been a member of
the Luthern church for sixty
years, and is highly respected
and esteemed by all who know
him.
Mr. Hedrick is the oldest of
family of seven children, four of
whom are dead. He has two
sisters still living, Mrs. Barbara
Darr and Nettie Hedrick, both of
whom live in Davidson county.
He has three children, twelve
grand children and three great
grand childrem
Mr. Hedrick is a thrifty and
prosperous farmer. He has al
ways produced his supplies at
home, and does his own repair
ing of plows, wagons, etc.
Two New Lights.
The Southern Railway and the
town of Lexington have at last
acceded to the popular de
mand of a long suffering public
and will place two electric lights
in the vicinity of the depot. One
of the lights will be erected near
the passenger waiting rooms at
the depot, the other at the cross
ing near the steam laundry. The
town will pay for the cost and
maintenance of one of the lights
and the Railway Company for
the other. , This will be a very
pleasing item of news to all who
ever have occasion to visit
the depot at night.
Good Roads Meeting.
The friends of the bond issue
for good roads in Lexington
township are earnestly requested
to meet in the COURT HOUSE
Thursday night March 26th,' at
8 o clock for the purpose of se
lecting a campaign committee to
organize the township for the
good roads election which will be
held April 21st. .
This meeting Is of the greatest
importance.' Don t fail to attend
Many Voters.
For Mildness the Present Month Has
No Equal In 35 Years.
The unusually mild weather
for the past twenty-two days of
March stimulated the Obser
ver to examine into the weather
buret u data at Charlotte in order
to ascertain whether such weath
er ia common. The Observer
says the record is of particular
interest at this juncture, for it is
found that the period mentioned,
compared with those of the past
25' years, breaks all records.
The 25-year average for March
is 50 degrees. For the first 22
days it is 49 degrees.
The warmest March on record,
previous to this year, was in
1898, when an average of 55 was
reached. The average for the
past 22 days was 10 degrees
above normal, or 59 degrees.
This fact explains why fruit
trees are in full bloom and fol
iage is starting, for it is high
average that affects vegetation
rather than isolated warm days
among spells oi coia weatner
which checks the bursting of
buds into leaf and blossom.
A feature of the weather rec
ord that suggests itself strongly
is the probability of killing frost,
as indicated by past experience
The following shows the dates
of the last killing frosts of
springs since 1878:
1879, April 12; 1880, April 12;
1881, April 17; 1882; March 25;
1883, April 3; 1883, April 11;
1885, April 14; 1886, March 12;
1887, March 29; 1888, April 26;
1889, March 29; 1890, March 9;
1891, April 6; 1892, April 10;
1893, March 30; 1894, March 30;
1895, April 4; 1896, March 21;
1897, April 21; 1898, April 7; 1899,
April 5; 1900, April 4; 1901,
March 22; 1902, March 19.
The average date for destruc
tive frosts is April 1. A careful
examination of the temperature
after April 1st shows that, apart
from frosts, there is only a re
mote possibility oi cold severe
enough to freeze vegetation
Most fruit will bear exposure to
temperature three or four de
grees below freezing without
serious injury. It may be safely
assumed that if the mild weather
continues ten days logger the
imminent danger to fruit will
be past.
Hon. Zeb V. Walser Gives Excellent
Reasons for Their Necessity.
To the Editor:
Let me say a word for good
roads. The State is growing
rapidly. We must keep up with
the procession. Bonds are the
thing. Let those who come up
after us help build 'our roads.
They will use them. They will
use them more than we will. It
is cheapest, too. Every voter
should vote for bonds.
Every main public road in the
county should be macadamized.
Public improvments wiil be
worth to each voter two dollai a
where it will cost him one dol
lar. Every county with good
roads would not think of giving
them up. Then it is a necessity.
We area hundred years behind
the time. Good roads will come,
sooner or later. Let us have
them now. Now is the time.
Better roads mean a rise in the
value of all kinds of property.
Extend the town limits, pave
the streets, beautify the town,
have magnificent schools, let all
the public roads be improved,
and people will flock here from
every part of the Union.
The Panama canal will soon be
built and the South will become
the garden spot of the earth.
The entire South is now all afire
with progress. North Carolina
is almost at the head of the pro
cession. Let Davidson county
be at the head of the counties.
All hands together. We must
not stand across the pathway of
greater things. It means pros
perity all along the line. Any
other policy will be "penny-wise
and pound foolish.
Let us march to the music of
a glorious era. Forward, march !
Yours truly,
Zeb V; WxtSEH.
OUR ROLL OF HONOR.
Weekly List of New Subscriptions
and Renewals.
Within the past two weeks the
names of at least one hundred,
paid-in-advance subscribers have
been placed upon the subscrip
tion books of The Dispatch. We
are thankful to these friends,
and also to our old patrons who
have favored us with renewals.
We now have the largest circu
lation of any local weekly in
.North Carolina, and believe that
ere long we shall lead every
Royal Arcanum Competing for Prize
Some time ago the State Coun
cil of the Royal Arcanum offered Weekly of any description in the
a ?ou ineaai to any suw-orumauu ctate To tnis end we are striv.
lodge oi tne btate to secure in and hereby return thanks to
twenty-one new members within all who are aiding us in the un-
a certain time, ine Lexington jrilirilll? Rolnw will h found
council entered into the contest
and up to this date has secured
sixteen of the required number
and has excellent prospects of
getting the five others and win
ning the prize. The council here
is in a prosperous condition.
Five new members were iniated
Friday night and there are sev
eral others who are to be intro
duced to Sir William Goat at the
next meeting, to be held on the
first Friday night in April.
Yadkin College Notes.
Yadkin College, March 23.
After an absence of nearly four
months, the reporter has returned
and will try to take up the work
that has been neglected so long.
The public school closed Fri
day, without an entertainment.
Mr. J.'H. Taylor has moved
from Mr. Koonts' house into
Mrs. Chas. J. Taylor's house.
We are glad to have Mr. Taylor Warren, J M Luther, E
and his family in our village.
Messrs.' J as. Leonard and
Jesse Evans entered school here
a few days ago. The boys like
to go to this good old school.
Rev. , Mr. Moton preached in I
the M. P. church yesterday
afternoon. Healsoadministered
the Lord's supper. He will
preach at 11 o'clock on the next
fourth Sunday. Come to hear
him: he is an able minister, and
always gives yon something H. Honeycutt, J. W Miller,
good to think about.
Albert, son of Mr. Ed. Owen,
is right sick. ; We hope he will
soon be well again. Amicus.
the subscriptions received since
our last issue :
F J Albertson, G F Starr,
Hiram Wood, Sam Johnson, R O
Lindsay, B Auman, T N Russell,
T W Mitchell, I J Fuller, Dr. W
J Moore, Brantley Lambeth, T B;
Fuller, J T Redding, T J Hoover,
E M Reeves, J P Burroughs, W
K Teague, E M Armfield, E, E
Teague, J M Varner, R R Ross,
W E Justice, E S Shoaf, G L
Cope, J L Pounds, W W Brady,
J R Beeson, W T Forschee, J M
Hix, J M Walker, H P Baldwin,
M L J Monroe,.H B Aldred, E B
Jordan, E A Ledwell, S M Rike,
W G Patterson, J H Burrow,
Ross Coble, Solomon Luther, J
Q Robbins.J T Millikan, L C
Kimery, Central Hotel, B M Al
dred, W R Michael, W E Conrad,
W E Rhyne, Dr. Joel Hill, Frank
Lore, A B Willis, J Walter War
ner, O L Stoner, G M Pugh, W A
N Ellis,
W L Hall, H H Dougan, C T Kirk
man, J C Sumner, B L Ruth, O
R Crotts, R C Hoover, S A
Woodell, D C Staley, J T Wil
liams, G W Farlowe, W T Steele,
P D Luther, J A Hopkins, A C
Stout, Geo. Berry, A R Auman,
Chas. Shaw, Daniel McCloud, H.
d. Urozier, T. B. Harris, B. W.
Watts, E. T. Kearns, J. T. Skin
nell, E. B. Fitzgerald, W. E. Jus
tice, E. S. Shoaf, G. L. Cope, R.
The grand jury returned a true'
bill against Haywood, at Raleigh,
Monday. His trial is postponed
until July loth.
The Legislature appointed
H. W. Douglass a member of the
board of education for Yadkin
county. Douglass has been dead
a year or more. How the error -was
made-la not stated. The'
State board -of education will
supply the vacancy.